Chemical Properties
Brownish liquid
Chemical Properties
Ethyl benzoylacetate has a brandy-like odor and sweet, woody, cherry, phenolic-like flavor.
Uses
Ethyl benzoylacetate (Best) is used as intermediate for different organic synthesis. Product Data Sheet
Uses
Ethyl benzoylacetate (Benzoylacetic acid ethyl ester) was used to prepare ethyl 2-fluoro-2-benzolyacetate. It was also used to synthesize iodonium ylides.
Uses
Ethyl benzoylacetate (Best) is used as an intermediate for different organic synthesis Product Data Sheet
Preparation
By condensation of ethyl benzoate with ethyl acetate (via Claisen condensation) using sodium ethoxide; another method
also known.
Definition
ChEBI: Ethyl 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate is an aromatic ketone.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: sweet, cherry, fruity, berry-like with woody, jamy notes.
General Description
Ethyl benzoylacetate is an ester. It undergoes microbial reduction by bakers′ yeast (
Saccharomyces cerevisiae),
Beauveria sulfurescens or
Geotrichum candidum to afford ethyl (
S)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate. It undergoes Claisen condensation reaction with malononitrile to afford 2-cyano-5-phenyl-3,5-dioxopentanonitrile which on cyclization followed by coupling with diazonium salts yields azo derivatives.
